Dog Friendly Restaurants in the USA

1. Abbey Road Pub & Restaurant, Virginia Beach, VA

Abbey Road Pub & Restaurant is a spacious, cozy tavern only a block from the beach, with rustic brick walls covered with Beatles photos and memorabilia.

A line of flat-screen TVs is there for you to check your favorite game while sampling their incredible assortment of beers from all over the world. The restaurant offers more than 100 kinds of beer from 80 countries, 42 of them craft.

Their delicious food is also cosmopolitan and ranges from Jamaican jerk chicken to shrimp and grits. They have live music on Fridays and Saturdays and a wonderful covered sidewalk patio where you can bring your four-legged best friend.

203 22nd St, Virginia Beach, VA 23451, Phone: 757-425-6330

2. Barking Dog Restaurant, NYC

Barking Dog Restaurant is a popular Upper East Side restaurant where the line for a Sunday brunch goes around the corner. The inside space is unpretentious and homey, with cozy booths and toys as decor. Very family-friendly, Barking Dog has a great kids’ menu and a fountain for the family dog on the lovely outside patio.

While the place is famous for their breakfasts and brunches, the lunch and dinner menu is huge, with large fresh salads and everyone’s favorites such as fried calamari made to perfection, breaded in cornmeal and served with saffron aioli and marinara sauce. They make wonderful freshly squeezed juices but also have a full bar.

1678 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10128, Phone: 212-831-1800

3. Creekside American Bistro, Sedona, AZ

Creekside American Bistro is one of Sedona's most popular gourmet restaurants, with spectacular views of Sedona’s famous Red Rocks and a menu that will make you forget about the view.

Overlooking Oak Creek, the elegant wood-paneled dining room has beautiful light fixtures and a serene vibe, but it is the two outdoor patios, which open to the views, that attract most guests.

Chef Mercer Mohr produces memorable meals starting with a breakfast that features such treats as the pork belly breakfast with two eggs, corncakes, coleslaw, apple sauce, and glazed pork belly.

The menus change weekly and you can only hope to be there when the chef serves his curried lamb adobo with braised lamb shank, basmati rice, Cotija cheese, and the chef’s spicy adobo with red curry.

Creekside has a full bar and is famous for its quirky, imaginative cocktails. Dogs are welcome on both patios.

251 AZ-179, Sedona, AZ 86336, Phone: 928-282-1705

4. Le Diplomate, Washington DC

Bright, airy, and bustling, Le Diplomate is a charming, very trendy Washington, D.C., rendition of a Parisian bistro, with a zinc and marble bar, mosaic floors, and a beautiful coffer ceiling.

Wicker chairs in the inside dining room and on the lovely outside patio complete the picture. The food is as French as possible on this side of the ocean, with crunchy baguettes, steak tartare with capers and quail eggs and, of course, escargots a la Bourguignonne – snails with parsley-garlic butter and a half baguette for dipping into the delicious soup. They serve brunch, lunch, and dinner and you had better make early reservation for each.

It is the place to see and be seen, but the great food and charming setting are the real reason this place is always packed. Your dog is welcome on the outside patio.

1601 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009, Phone: 202-332-3333

5. Macky's Bayside Bar & Grill, Ocean City, MD

Macky's Bayside Bar & Grill is a perfect place to spend a summer evening in Ocean City with family or your four-legged buddy.

The large indoor space has a long bar overlooking a line of flat-screen TVs for watching the current game as well as spacious, cozy booths, lots of beachy decor, and original art on the walls.

The outdoor space is right on the edge of the bay, where you can sit with your feet in the sand and sip cold drinks with family, friends, and even your dog.

The food is delicious, fresh American comfort food with a twist – lobster mac n’ cheese and Kobe beef meatloaf, just to give you an idea of what to expect.

Try their fabulous frozen drinks and sample from their full range of cocktails, wine, and beers. There is a DJ on duty at night.

5311 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City, MD 21842, Phone: 410-723-5565

6. Mutts Canine Cantina, Dallas, TX

Cantina is as good a term as any to describe Mutts Canine Cantina, a popular Uptown Dallas gathering place for people who do not like leaving their pets at home when they go socializing.

A combination of a burger shack, beer garden, and dog park, this open-air place is incredibly popular and is buzzing with activity any time of day.

There is a small hut with a window where you can order things like hot dogs, tacos, burgers, and delicious bourbon-spiked shakes as well as a great selection of craft beers and affordable wines.

The spacious, shady beer garden with cheerful yellow picnic tables is the place to eat, drink, and keep your buddy on a leash.

You are free to share your goodies with Fido or pick up something from the doggy menu, such as tiny franks or vanilla custard. Just next to the beer garden is a fenced 2-acre dog park where dogs can run free and socialize.

2889 Cityplace W Blvd, Dallas, TX 75204, Phone: 214-377-8723

7. O.H.S.O. Eatery & NanoBrewery, Phoenix, AZ

O.H.S.O. Eatery & NanoBrewery is a hot spot in the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix that serves its own beer and delicious, widely diverse food that includes wasabi calamari, adult sorbet, turkey burger with bacon and pear compote, sweet potato fries, and such delights as mac del mar, which is mac n’ cheese with shrimps.

The brewery shares the space with a cozy tap room and restaurant and has two nice patios where you can bring your pooch.

You can sit inside in one of the cozy booths or belly up at the bar, but the action is outside on the patio under bright umbrellas. Tours of the production side of OHSO are also available.

4900 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85018, Phone: 602-955-0358